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Release Date: <\/strong>November 24, 1933 Costarring: <\/strong> and to rent via Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n DearMrGable.com’s Movie of the Month, September 2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Nutshell Review, February 2014<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 10th Anniversary Celebration Movie of the Week: July 9, 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Gable is Patch Gallagher, a short-fused Broadway producer who hires down-on-her-luck ex-burlesque dancer Janie Barlow (Joan Crawford) for the chorus line of his latest show. Janie is constantly pursued by a rich playboy admirer, Tod Newton (Franchot Tone). Patch begins to have feelings for plucky Janie, but grows bitter as it becomes obvious she is wrapped up with Tod. When he promotes her to the lead in the production, Tod becomes impatient (Janie said she\u2019d marry him if the play fell through) and pays off the Broadway powers-that-be to shut the play down. Janie finds out of his deceit (thanks to a drunken Patch) and dumps Tod. She encourages Patch to put on the show all on his own. The conclusion, the showing of the production, is a beautiful art deco showcase of dancing, singing and spectacular sets.<\/p>\n Dancing Lady<\/em> was conceived to compete with rival Warner Brothers\u2019 hit,\u00a042nd Street<\/em><\/a>. Crawford was the main attraction and producer David Selznick (who Gable later worked with on\u00a0Gone with the Wind<\/strong><\/a>) used the vehicle to showcase newcomers Nelson Eddy and Fred Astaire, as well as Ted Healy and his Three Stooges. Also look for an almost-unrecognizable (if it wasn\u2019t for that voice) Eve Arden as a blonde in a small role.<\/p>\n Photoplay<\/em> magazine,\u00a0February 1934<\/span><\/p>\n Top notch entertainment that should please the majority of movie-goers. A musical production with the usual backstage atmosphere–which differs only in that it has an interesting story woven through it.<\/p>\n As Janie, a young dancer who makes her way (through the kindnesses of Franchot Tone, wealthy playboy) from burlesque to lead in a Broadway musical directed by Patch Gallagher, Joan Crawford gives an admirable performance.<\/p>\n Clark Gable, as the hardboiled director, is well cast. May Robson, Minnie Lightner, Sterling Holloway, Ted Healy and his stooges all do fine work. Art Jarrett and Nelson Eddy lend fine vocal accompaniment.<\/p>\n The dance scenes are dazzling in extravagant splendor. Fred Astaire and Joan are a perfect complement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Screenland<\/em> magazine, February 1934<\/span><\/p>\n This is the picture that took so long to make that it kept your Joan Crawford off the country\u2019s screens for almost eight months. Was it worth it? Well, I can say honestly that it\u2019s a glittering and rather gorgeous movie that it will bring back the Crawford you seem to prefer, the colorful heroine of \u201cOur Dancing Daughters,\u201d and that it will not fail to entertain you. Yes, it\u2019s another musical\u2014but it\u2019s one of the best. And it\u2019s novel to see a star of Crawford\u2019s caliber actually dancing, and effectively, too. The film opens with Joan doing a \u201cstrip tease\u201d in a burlesque show. The theatre is raided and our heroine is jailed until Franchot \u201cPark Avenue Playboy\u201d Tone comes to the rescue. She then battles her way to Broadway stardom under the tutelage of Clark Gable, who plays a hard-boiled dance director. And incidentally, Gable gives one grand performance here. Ted Healy and his stooges are priceless. But the film is mostly Crawford\u2014practically a one-girl show! Grand if you like the star. A good show even if you don\u2019t. You\u2019ll like seeing Joan and Gable together again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Photoplay<\/em> magazine, August 1934<\/span><\/p>\n A backstage musical with gorgeous settings, lovely girls, novel dance routines, some good song numbers, a real plot and cast of winners, including Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire. (Feb.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cAll right, all right, break it up, break it up!\u201d\u00a0first line \u201cSure I know how he is. I had a cousin like him once\u2014we had to shoot him!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThose guys are a lot of silk hats and silk socks with nothing in between.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t get a good break, you get a bad one. That\u2019s show business.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a little drunk. Is that what you\u2019re trying to say? Well, drunk or sober, my hat\u2019s still off to you. Gable was hospitalized early in the production due to a high fever. It was determined he had pyorrhea, from his rotting teeth and gums, that was starting to spread throughout his body. Almost all of his teeth were removed and then he had to wait for two weeks for his gums to heal before he could be fitted with dentures. They shot all the scenes without Gable and then production was shut down waiting for him to return. Producer David O. Selznick grew impatient and wanted to replace him with Robert Montgomery, but studio head Louis B. Mayer nixed the idea. Gable finally returned after six weeks, only to nearly collapse on the set and have to be rushed back to the hospital. When he was fully healed and returned again on October 20, he had been absent from the set since June 12 and the film was $150,000 over budget because of the delay.<\/p>\n During the filming, Gable and Crawford were in the midst of their love affair. She began to fall in love with costar Franchot Tone during Gable\u2019s absence from the set, and by the time he returned, he found he had been replaced by Tone as the main visitor to Crawford\u2019s dressing trailer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Release Date: November 24, 1933 Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard Studio: MGM Costarring: Joan Crawford Franchot Tone Available on DVD\u00a0individually and also in\u00a0The Clark Gable Signature Collection and to rent via Amazon DearMrGable.com’s Movie of the Month, September 2012 Nutshell Review, February 2014 10th Anniversary Celebration Movie of the Week: July 9, 2018 Gable is Patch Gallagher, a short-fused Broadway producer who hires down-on-her-luck ex-burlesque dancer Janie Barlow (Joan Crawford) for the chorus line of his latest show. Janie is constantly pursued by a rich playboy admirer, Tod Newton (Franchot Tone). Patch begins to have feelings for plucky Janie, but grows bitter as it becomes obvious she is wrapped up with Tod. When he promotes her to the lead in the production, Tod becomes impatient (Janie said she\u2019d marry him if the play fell through) and pays off the Broadway powers-that-be to shut the play down. Janie finds out of his deceit (thanks to a drunken Patch) and dumps Tod. She encourages Patch to put on the show all on his own. The conclusion, the showing of the production, is a beautiful art deco showcase of dancing, singing and spectacular sets. Dancing Lady was conceived to compete with rival Warner Brothers\u2019 hit,\u00a042nd Street. Crawford was the main attraction and producer David Selznick (who Gable later worked with on\u00a0Gone with the Wind) used the vehicle to showcase newcomers Nelson Eddy and Fred Astaire, as well as Ted Healy and his Three Stooges. Also look for an almost-unrecognizable (if it wasn\u2019t for that voice) Eve Arden as a blonde in a small role. Reviews Photoplay magazine,\u00a0February 1934 Top notch entertainment that should please the majority of movie-goers. A musical production with the usual backstage atmosphere–which differs only in that it has an interesting story woven through it. As Janie, a young dancer who makes her way (through the kindnesses of Franchot Tone, wealthy playboy) from burlesque to lead in a Broadway musical directed by Patch Gallagher, Joan Crawford gives an admirable performance. Clark Gable, as the hardboiled director, is well cast. May Robson, Minnie Lightner, Sterling Holloway, Ted Healy and his stooges all do fine work. Art Jarrett and Nelson Eddy lend fine vocal accompaniment. The dance scenes are dazzling in extravagant splendor. Fred Astaire and Joan are a perfect complement. Screenland magazine, February 1934 This is the picture that took so long to make that it kept your Joan Crawford off the country\u2019s screens for almost eight months. Was it worth it? Well, I can say honestly that it\u2019s a glittering and rather gorgeous movie that it will bring back the Crawford you seem to prefer, the colorful heroine of \u201cOur Dancing Daughters,\u201d and that it will not fail to entertain you. Yes, it\u2019s another musical\u2014but it\u2019s one of the best. And it\u2019s novel to see a star of Crawford\u2019s caliber actually dancing, and effectively, too. The film opens with Joan doing a \u201cstrip tease\u201d in a burlesque show. The theatre is raided and our heroine is jailed until Franchot \u201cPark Avenue Playboy\u201d Tone comes to the rescue. She then battles her way to Broadway stardom under the tutelage of Clark Gable, who plays a hard-boiled dance director. And incidentally, Gable gives one grand performance here. Ted Healy and his stooges are priceless. But the film is mostly Crawford\u2014practically a one-girl show! Grand if you like the star. A good show even if you don\u2019t. You\u2019ll like seeing Joan and Gable together again. Photoplay magazine, August 1934 A backstage musical with gorgeous settings, lovely girls, novel dance routines, some good song numbers, a real plot and cast of winners, including Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire. (Feb.) Quote-able Gable \u201cAll right, all right, break it up, break it up!\u201d\u00a0first line \u201cWith all the real talent gone to Hollywood, you\u2019ve got to make the most of what you can get!\u201d \u201cSure I know how he is. I had a cousin like him once\u2014we had to shoot him!\u201d \u201cThose guys are a lot of silk hats and silk socks with nothing in between.\u201d \u201cIf you don\u2019t get a good break, you get a bad one. That\u2019s show business.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m a little drunk. Is that what you\u2019re trying to say? Well, drunk or sober, my hat\u2019s still off to you. There\u2019s more ways than one to close a show and you taught me a new one.\u00a0What\u2019s the matter, afraid your boyfriend will get a poke in the jaw\u00a0for throwing a hundred people out of work so he can take you on a joy ride to Cuba?\u201d Behind the Scenes Gable was hospitalized early in the production due to a high fever. It was determined he had pyorrhea, from his rotting teeth and gums, that was starting to spread throughout his body. Almost all of his teeth were removed and then he had to wait for two weeks for his gums to heal before he could be fitted with dentures. They shot all the scenes without Gable and then production was shut down waiting for him to return. Producer David O. Selznick grew impatient and wanted to replace him with Robert Montgomery, but studio head Louis B. Mayer nixed the idea. Gable finally returned after six weeks, only to nearly collapse on the set and have to be rushed back to the hospital. When he was fully healed and returned again on October 20, he had been absent from the set since June 12 and the film was $150,000 over budget because of the delay. During the filming, Gable and Crawford were in the midst of their love affair. She began to fall in love with costar Franchot Tone during Gable\u2019s absence from the set, and by the time he returned, he found he had been replaced by Tone as the main visitor to Crawford\u2019s dressing trailer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72500,"featured_media":0,"parent":3001,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_s2mail":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3941","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/72500"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3941"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15663,"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3941\/revisions\/15663"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dearmrgable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Robert Z. Leonard
\nStudio:<\/strong> MGM<\/p>\n
\nJoan Crawford
\nFranchot Tone
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\n\u201cWith all the real talent gone to Hollywood, you\u2019ve got to make the most of what you can get!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThere\u2019s more ways than one to close a show and you taught me a new one.\u00a0What\u2019s the matter, afraid your boyfriend will get a poke in the jaw\u00a0for throwing a hundred people out of work so he can take you on a joy ride to Cuba?\u201d<\/p>\nBehind the Scenes<\/strong><\/h3>\n